# Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children (84.299)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $359 million in 295 grants, about $1.2 million per award.

## Objectives

Funds support two grant programs, (1) Demonstration Grants for Indian Children and Youth (CFDA 84.299A), authorized under section 6121 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7441) and (2) Professional Development (CFDA 84.299B), authorized under section 6122 of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7442). The objective of 84.299A is to support projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services and programs to improve educational opportunities and achievement of Indian children and youth. The objective of 84.299B is to increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in teaching or other education professions that serve Indian people, to provide training to qualified Indian individuals to enable such individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel, and to improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in education professions. In addition, section 11006(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided onetime funding for a new grant program, the American Rescue Plan--American Indian Resilience in Education (ARP-AIRE) program, CFDA 84.299C.§§.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $66.2 million | 124 |
| 2022 | $73.0 million | 141 |
| 2023 | $83.7 million | 138 |
| 2024 | $67.7 million | 120 |
| 2025 | $68.5 million | 183 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yukon-Koyukuk School District | Alaska | $13.2 million |
| American Indian Resource Center Inc | Oklahoma | $10.7 million |
| Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | $9.2 million |
| San Juan School District | Utah | $8.9 million |
| Lower Yukon School District | Alaska | $8.7 million |
| Educational Service Unit | Nebraska | $7.5 million |
| Yurok Tribe | California | $7.4 million |
| Douglas Indian Association | Alaska | $6.8 million |
| National Indian Education Association | District of Columbia | $6.5 million |
| Stone Child College Corp | Montana | $6.5 million |
| Tzicatl Community Development Corporation | California | $6.5 million |
| Umo Ho Nation Public School | Nebraska | $6.4 million |
| Yukon Flats School District | Alaska | $6.2 million |
| Muscogee Creek Nation | Oklahoma | $6.2 million |
| Tribal Education Departments National Assembly CO | Colorado | $6.0 million |
| Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Tribal Office | Louisiana | $6.0 million |
| Knik Tribe | Alaska | $5.9 million |
| United Tribes Technical College | North Dakota | $5.7 million |
| Naca-Inspired Schools Network | New Mexico | $5.2 million |
| Fort Peck Community College | Montana | $4.2 million |